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Teen clothes shop rue21 in Hicksville to close

The rue21 at Broadway Mall in Hicksville is closing, the company said, as the youth-oriented clothing chain shuts down nearly 400 stores nationwide. Other locations on Long Island will remain open. Photo Credit: Google Maps

The company, based in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh, said in a Facebook post that it was a “difficult but necessary decision” to close the stores, and noted that its website was still “open for business.” The company is one of many national chains that have been closing brick-and-mortar locations and shifting attention to online sales.

No date was given for when the store in Hicksville would close. A store employee declined to comment.